Famitsu’s most wanted games – July 6, 2025 – Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles makes first appearance
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It’s time for the latest Famitsu’s most wanted games chart outlining what Japanese gamers are looking forward to based on reader votes. This week, Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles makes its first appearance.
Head past the break for the full chart. All votes were cast between June 18 and June 24.
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Pokemon Scarlet and Violet announce Tera Raid Battle event with Kommo-o
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Pokemon Scarlet and Pokemon Violet players can look forward to the next Tera Raid Battle event, which is set to feature Kommo-o.
Kommo-o will be available to battle in 7 Star Raids with the Fighting Tera Type. As we typically see, it will carry the Mightiest Mark and can be caught once per save file.
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Nintendo fans think Smash Bros. and more may have leaked for Switch Online
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After a bit of digging, some fans are convinced that Nintendo is hiding potential N64 games for Switch Online, including Super Smash Bros.
The video actually isn’t new having been released at the very end of May. But for one reason or another, fans started to take a closer look at segments of footage that were blurred out. Comparisons have been made to boxarts and how they line up. Aside from Smash Bros., the trailer is supposedly hiding Donkey Kong 64, Glover, and Forsaken as well.
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Nintendo pre-order updates – July 5, 2025 – Turok and more
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[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – July 2025
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A new month started up this week. Now that we’re in July, we want to know what you’ve been playing.
Are you still going through Mario Kart World or other Nintendo Switch 2 launch games? Maybe you’ve been checking out other recent releases like Raidou Remastered? No matter the case, let us know in the comments.
Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack announced for Nintendo Switch
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May 23: Developer Mages has announced the Corpse Party Tetralogy Pack for Nintendo Switch, a collection consisting of four games from their Corpse Party series. The compilation is set to release physically in Japan alongside a collectors edition on August 7, 2025.
The games included are Corpse Party (2021), Corpse Party: Blood Drive, Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, and Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko’s Hysteric Birthday Bash. This will also mark the latter two game’s first appearance on the Nintendo Switch.
Here’s a full view of the collectors edition:
Warriors: Abyss version 1.4.0 update out now, patch notes – 4 new characters, more
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Warriors: Abyss has received its previously announced July update. This update includes characters from the Ninja Gaiden series, new modes, and an onslaught of game balances and adjustments.
More: Koei Tecmo, title update, Warriors: Abyss
Magical Librarian Ariana: The Books of the Seven Heroes announced for Nintendo Switch [update: new trailer]
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May 19: Compile Heart and Hyde are bringing Magical Librarian Ariana: The Books of the Seven Heroes to Nintendo Switch, the two sides have announced. A release is planned for August 21, 2025 in Japan – the western version should follow later.
Magical Librarian Ariana: The Books of the Seven Heroes is a side-scrolling action RPG. In the game, Ariana will need to use her special magic to enter books and repair them while solving the mystery hidden in the library.
Here’s some additional information:
Famitsu software sales (6/23/25 – 6/29/25) – Top 30
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This week’s expanded Japanese software sales are as follows:
1. [NS2] Mario Kart World – 145,069 / 1,185,113
2. [NSW] Tamagotchi Plaza – 102,289 / NEW
3. [PS5] Death Stranding 2 – 71,964 / NEW
4. [NS2] Tamagotchi Plaza – 26,396 / NEW
5. [NSW] ToHeart – 18,076 / NEW
6. [NSW] Castlevania Anniversary Collection – 12,917 / NEW
7. [NS2] Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition – 6,231 / 24,056
8. [NSW] Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – 5,569 / 6,358,819
9. [NSW] Minecraft – 5,513 / 3,923,387
10. [NSW] Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time – 5,396 / 136,021
Zelda: Breath of the Wild 1.8.2 and Tears of the Kingdom 1.4.2 updates out now, patch notes
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom both received updates today, with the two moving up to versions 1.8.2 and 1.4.2 respectively.
Both are mainly about improving things with Zelda Notes. On top of that, for Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo has addressed an issue with background music not being played on Switch 2.
The full rundown is as follows:
